Bonnie Raitt

I do feel my loved ones that have passed on; I feel them looking over my shoulder... So yeah, that's pretty profound, when you're not expecting it, you didn't particularly believe in it and then it just sort of happens too often to ignore. ”

Playing guitar was one of my childhood hobbies, and I had played a little at school and at camp. My parents would drag me out to perform for my family, like all parents do, but it was a hobby - nothing more. ”

I grew up in Los Angeles in a Quaker family, and for me being Quaker was a political calling rather than a religious one. ”

I didn't have to be a pop singer with a certain look. When I started, there was really a revolution in natural artists with blues and folk artists crossing over; otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to get started. ”

People come up to me all the time who saw Dad in 'Oklahoma!' or 'Pajama Game,' and they say they'll never forget it. ”

I was offered to take over for Reba in 'Annie Get Your Gun,' but it wasn't where I wanted to be. I think my fans would be upset if I confined my shows to one city for a long period of time. ”

In blues, classical and jazz, you get more revered with age. ”

I like to think I get better with age, but maybe absence makes the heart grow fonder. ”

I've watched my peers get better with age and hoped that would happen with me. ”

I think my fans will follow me into our combined old age. Real musicians and real fans stay together for a long, long time. ”